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Nigeria celebrates 10 years of GSM
Published May 19, 2011
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Nigeria plans to celebrate 10 years of GSM service in the country. According to Nigeria ICT Broadcasters Network (NIBN), an influential ICT body of producers and publishers, they will publish a documentary that features the mobile market transformation in the country titled “10 Years of Cellular Freedom in Nigeria.”
It is all part of the celebration of telecommunications development in the African country.
In a statement from NIBN’s President Bayero Agabi, the documentary is “the celebration of the advent of GSM in Nigeria in August 2001.
Then, three GSM licenses were granted to roll out mobile telephone operations in the country, after years of frustration that it had not yet arrived.
The ICT body also announced it would host a dinner, dubbed the Cellular Heroes Dinner, to honor those who have been instrumental in the progression of GSM in the country. At the ceremony, to be held in August, awards and recognitions are expected to occur.
“We look back from how far we have come. From zero mobile telephone lines to about 90 million mobile telephone lines, the country holds the record as the fastest growing telecommunications industry in the world. GSM gives Nigerians power, freedom and voice. It touches our souls. It excites and energizes us to the point where we have surprised even ourselves, said Agabi in a press statement.
It has certainly captured the imaginations of Nigerians, he added.
The celebrations are expected to continue throughout the year, with the government also planning to honor individuals and companies who have been vital to the growing success of the industry.
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VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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